Fastener.



R. R. VAN HORN.

FASTENER.

APPLICATJIQN FILED MAY 27,19\4.

1,183,505. Patented May16, 1916.

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Attorneys Witnesses ROBERT It. VAN HORN, F GOLU'MIBUS, OHIO.

FASTENER.

Application filed May 27, 1914. Serial No. 841,317.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, ROBERT R. VAN HORN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county ofFranklin and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Fastener, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in fasteners, and moreespecially to a fastener adapted to be used in connection with carriageand motor car curtains, one object of the invention, being the provisionof a fastener composed of a plurality of parts, one part of which ismovable whereby a stationary or fixed elongated button may be properlyreceived and gripped so that the fastener is locked thereupon to holdthe curtain in the desired stretched condition.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a fastenerof this character, in which the various elements thereof cooperate tosecure the same to the curtain, and support, and at the same timeproperly mount the movable element so that the same is held in place forready manipulation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and 1n the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of the complete fastenerconnected to a curtain, the parts being in the position they assume whenin locked position. Fig. 2 1s a bottom plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is across section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a horizontalsectional view taken through the fastener above the oscillatory memberthereof.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the curtain, whichmay be taken as indicative of any form of support for the presentfastener, the same being provide with an aperture 2 for the reception ofthe elongated head 3 and shank 4: of the supporting member or button 5.This member 5 as is usual is attached to the frame of the cover of avehicle or motor car, while the curtain is disposed to be stretchedthereover.

An annular member 6 which is preferably formed to-provide an inturnedcurved por- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1916.

tion 7 properly incases the oscillatory plate 8 and the stationary plate9, the prongs 10 of the member 6 being disposed to grip the periphery ofthe stationary plate 9 to prevent the independent rotation of the sameand to be bentas indicated in Fig. 2 after pierclng the curtain material1 to engage the under surface of the retaining ring 12 which is the onlyportion in the present dev1ce on the under side of the curtain. Thusthe'parts are clamped in position while the member 9' is alsoprovidedwith the prong or tang 11 which is bent as shown in Fig.

2 to properly pierce the curtain and grip the under side of the clampingring 12. Thus the parts are held in a fixed position upon the curtain,the member 6 being provided with the recessed or elongated slottedportion 13 for the projection of the handle 14 of the oscillatory member8. It is to be observed that the handle 14: is bent upon itself so as tobear upon the ring 7, the construction being such that the handle actsas a friction brake, in combination with the ring, and also serves as anadditional means for holding the ring in place. By this means the member1 may be moved from the full to the dotted line position, as shown inFig. 1, so that the respective button receiving apertures or slots 15and 16 may be placed into and out of registration. When the slots 15 and16 are in registration, the head 3 of the button 5 may be insertedtherethrough, the shank portion being disposed, as illustrated in Fig.3, so that when the parts are moved in the position, as shown in fulllines in Fig. 1, the plates 8 and 9 will form a locking means so thatthe fastener will be clamped upon the button and the curtain materialproperly stretched.

It will be noted that the manipulating handle 14 is formed integral withthe oscillatory plate 8, being projected from the periphery thereof androlled upward to form a single engaging portion and at the same timecooperating with the tangs 10 so as to limit the movement of suchoscillatory plate to 90 degrees. This feature is of the utmostimportance, as the fiat plate 8 may be used and there is no projectionor barrier diametrically of the fastener to prevent the proper sightingof the registered apertures and the introduction of the elongated head 3therein.

The stationary plate 9 constitutes with the tubular incasing member 6, areceptacle for the removable plate 8, all of the elements, being held inclamped relation by means of the tangs 10-11, so that the fastener issecured upon the curtain material and the'Various parts are held inproper relation to each other, so that the movable elements may beproperly actuated to permit of the engagement and disengagement of thefastener from the curtain supporting button.

What is claimed is: V

In a device of the class described, a stationary, curtain engagingplate; a rotatable plate superposed on the stationary plate, the plateshaving openings which are alinable when the rotatable plate is rotated;a ring superposed on the rotatable plate and provided with curtainengaging prongs coacting with the stationary plate to prevent the samefrom moving laterall the prongs coacting with the periphery of Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the therotatable plate to hold the same for rotation on a fixed axis, therebyto permit an alinement of the openings; curtain engaging means forholding the stationary plate against rotation; and a handle carried bythe rotatable plate and projecting beyond the ring, certain of theprongs coaoting with the handle to limit the rotation of the rotatableplate, thereby to dispose the openings in and out of alinement, thehandleibeing bent upon itself to bear upon the upper edge of the ring,thereby to act as a friction brake and to'aid in retaining the ring.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT R. VAN HORN. Witnesses:

R. C. M. HASTINGS, C. E. WEsTnRvELT.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 11.0.

